NEW YORK, June 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today BET
Networks announces Nipsey
Hussle as the recipient of the 2019 "BET Awards"
Humanitarian Award. In the spirit of uplift he evoked in his
community, his work as a devoted son, brother, father, partner,
friend and all-around community advocate and philanthropist,
musician and businessman, Nipsey will be posthumously honored with
the iconic award at the 19th annual Awards show airing live in his
hometown of Los Angeles, CA on
Sunday, June 23rd at 8 P.M. ET.
Nipsey continues to be a big part of the BET family from past
BETX Staples Center concerts, performing on the BET Live Stage, to
visiting the set of BET original series, BET Networks will continue
to celebrate the life and work of the beloved LA native known
lovingly as "Neighborhood Nip." BET Networks also commemorated and
celebrated his life by broadcasting "BET REMEMBERS: NIPSEY HUSSLE", live and commercial-free
coverage of Nipsey's funeral service in its entirety on BET and BET
Digital.
Over the past few months, "Neighborhood Nip's," work as an
entertainer was only a small piece of who he was, and that would
have been superseded only by his remarkable and tenacious efforts
to advance his community, empowering and employing underprivileged
groups through real estate investments, science and tech learning
centers for teens. Nipsey's work within his community reflects the
artist outside of the world of music, and BET Networks is honored
to acknowledge his work in front of his peers as well as the world
of entertainment on one of its biggest nights in black
entertainment and culture.
"As a prolific artist and leader, Nipsey
Hussle was zealous about driving change for the betterment
of his community, empowering and employing those in need and being
an influential and highly respected leader. His passing was a
tremendous loss to the entertainment industry and to the culture.
We will continue to remember his advocacy and be inspired by the
groundwork he set forth and his dire commitment to social change.
We are forever grateful, humbled and honored to have experienced
his presence and we are invested in doing our part to ensure that
the marathon will indeed continue. It is an immense honor for us to
recognize him with this year's Humanitarian Award," said
Connie Orlando, Executive
Vice-President, Head of Programming at BET.
Additionally, a star-studded tribute in Nipsey's honor featuring
DJ Khaled, YG and John Legend will occur
during the live show paying homage to the beloved artist and
community philanthropist.
The "BET AWARDS" 2019 will simulcast LIVE at 8 pm ET across seven Viacom networks in the U.S.
including BET, BET HER, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Classic, VH1, and
Logo. Internationally, the show will simulcast for the
first-time on BET Africa at 2 am CAT
on June 24th, followed by
international broadcasts in the UK on June
24th at 9:00 pm
BST, South Korea on
June 25th at 9 pm KST and in France on June
25th at 9 pm
CEST. Internationally, BET will honor Best
International Act in-show, along with the fan-voted category Best
New International Act and BET International Global Good Award
during the live red carpet pre-show.
Connie Orlando, Executive
Vice-President, Head of Programming at BET will serve as Executive
Producer for the "BET Awards" 2019 along with Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins
Entertainment.
BET.com/betawards is the official site for the "BET Awards" and
will have all the latest news and updates about this year's
show.
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ABOUT BET NETWORKS
BET Networks, a subsidiary of
Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider
of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television
programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET
channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in
the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is
the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group
of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for
black entertainment, music, culture and news; BET HER, a 24-hour
entertainment network targeting the African-American woman; BET
Music Networks - BET Jams, BET Soul and BET Gospel; BET Home
Entertainment; BET Live, BET's growing festival business; BET
Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for
wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET around
the globe.
ABOUT "BET AWARDS"
The "BET Awards" is one of the most
watched award shows on cable television according to the Nielsen
Company. The "BET Awards" franchise remains as the #1 program in
cable TV history among African-Americans, and it is BET's #1
telecast every year. It recognizes the triumphs and successes of
artists, entertainers, and athletes in a variety of categories.
ABOUT JESSE COLLINS ENTERTAINMENT
Jesse Collins
Entertainment (JCE) is a full-service television and film
production company founded by entertainment industry veteran
Jesse Collins. For more than a
decade, Collins has played an integral role in producing some of
television's most memorable moments in music entertainment. Collins
has produced groundbreaking and award-winning television
programming, including "BET Awards," "Grammy Awards," "Soul Train
Music Awards," "BET Honors," "UNCF an Evening of Stars," "ABFF
Awards" and "BET Hip Hop Awards." Collins was an executive producer
of the hit TV series "Real Husbands of Hollywood," starring Kevin Hart, and the critically acclaimed "The
New Edition Story," a biopic on the boy band that aired as a
three-part miniseries on BET in January
2017. He is also the executive producer of VH1 shows "Dear
Mama" and "Hip Hop Squares" with Ice Cube. Most recently, JCE
executive-produced "The Bobby Brown Story." The miniseries picked
up where "The New Edition Story" miniseries left off and chronicled
the talented but troubled singer's exit from the popular 80s boy
band through his solo success. It debuted on BET in September 2018 and was the highest-rated
non-tentpole program on the network since "The New Edition Story."
Next for JCE is the second season of "American Soul" on BET and
Netflix's upcoming series "Rhythm and Flow."
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